ABC13 Houston Neighborhood Safety Tracker

Updated June 26, 2024 by the ABC13 Data Team

ABC13’s data team is tracking crime and safety across Houston and in your neighborhood.
You can choose which crime to examine: Burglaries Assaults Auto Thefts Burglaries Homicides Robberies Sexual Assaults Thefts

Burglaries
12,658

Last 12 months
Through April 30

Average Burglaries
14,184

Yearly average
2020 to 2023

Burglary Rate
550

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Burglary Rate
616

Per 100,000 people
2020 to 2023

Burglaries over the last 12 months are down 10.8% compared to the annual average over the last four years, according to the latest data available from the Houston Police Department.

The city averaged 243 burglaries a week over the last 12 months. In 2020, that number was 296 a week.

A closer look at Houston burglaries neighborhood by neighborhood

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC13’s data team looked at the Houston Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2020 through April 30.

The map color-codes each neighborhood by the burglary rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with burglary rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of burglaries.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.